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How to Rent Your Books

Who can rent textbooks and how much is the rental fee?

Renting your textbooks is an easy process. Renting instead of buying can save you
more than 50% on average compared to the purchase price of a new textbook.

Undergraduate students enrolled at Southeast Missouri State University can rent the majority of their textbooks
for the courses they are enrolled in. The rental fee is $25.94 per course, not per book for the duration of the semester. All rental books must
be returned in satisfactory condition on or before the Monday following finals week.

Graduate Students can rent a rental textbook if they are enrolled in an (100-599) level course and/or
cross listed 400/600 level courses. The rental fee is $25.94 per course, not per book for the duration of the semester. All rental books must
be returned in satisfactory condition on or before the Monday following finals week.
All other books and materials are available at the Southeast Bookstore or at www.semoshop.com

When can I rent textbooks?

We begin renting textbooks for the upcoming semester the week before classes begin.
Online web orders will be shipped out at such time.

For 2nd 8 week classes you can pick up your books the week before your class starts. This
ensures that both 1st and 2nd 8 week classes have enough textbooks.

What do I need to rent my books?

All you need is your class schedule and your Southeast Missouri State University student
ID, or an official picture ID and your student number. We cannot use your social security
number to rent books. Forgot your schedule? No problem, we can print one for you.

Where do I pick up my books?

Taking classes on the Main Campus:Textbook Rental is located in the basement of Kent Library. The entrance is located
on the east side of Kent Library. Students who are enrolled in classes held on the
main campus will need to rent their books at the main campus Textbook Rental location.
Make sure you have a Southeast Missouri State University ID, and a copy of your schedule.

Taking classes at a Regional Campus (Malden, Kennett, Sikeston and Perryville)If taking classes at a Regional Campus, you can only pick up your rental books at
the regional campuses central office.

Taking online classes Students taking online classes have several options: Email, Phone, Web order form,
or pick up books at Textbook Rental. If you are an online student who lives locally,
you can save on shipping expenses by visiting the Textbook Rental department to pick
up your books.

Textbooks may be requested as soon as your registration is finalized, but books will
NOT ship until the week before classes begin. Please request your books as soon as
possible to ensure timely delivery before classes begin and assignments are due. Orders
received before 12pm will be shipped the same day, while later orders will be shipped
no later than the end of the next day.

When you receive your books, please compare your rental check out receipt to your
shipment. Please inform us of any discrepancies as soon as possible but no later than
one week after classes begin.

Please fill in the spaces provided: Semester, Course and Section Number, First and
Last Name, Phone Number, Student Email Address, and select shipping preference (See
shipping info for prices). Add any comments that will help with your order (ex: intersession
course, summer pre-session course, etc...) Then click Submit. All email and web order requests will be sent a confirmation email by the next business
day, Monday – Friday during business hours, excluding holidays. If you do not receive
a confirmation email, please contact us as soon as possible to ensure your order is
processed in a timely manner.

Can I rent a calculator?

In partnership with the math department, students can rent a graphing calculator for
$25.94. Unfortunately, calculators cannot be shipped; they can only be rented and returned at the main campus Textbook Rental Department.

Calculator rentals follow the same rental policies as textbooks. However, calculators
must be returned to the location it was rented from, calculators cannot be returned
to Towers or placed in the drop box.

Calculator rental guidelines:

Students are responsible for the replacement of batteries when needed.

The cover must accompany the calculator when returned and ANY damage to the keypad or screen will be considered in unsatisfactory condition and
will not be accepted and the replacement cost will be charged to the students account.

CD’s that accompany the textbook

If you receive a CD with your textbook order, and you did not request a CD on your
order form, it is because the department has requested that the CD that accompanies
the textbook to be sent with the textbook. The CD will have its own unique identification
label just like our textbooks and they follow the same rental policies as textbooks.
Please remember to return the CD with the textbook or you will be charged the replacement
cost for the book and CD.